CARTER v. EPSCO INDUSTRIES, INC.

Civ. A. Nos. 78-389-A, 78-462-A.

511 F.Supp. 99 (1980)

Robert CARTER, Jr. v. EPSCO INDUSTRIES, INC. William C. WOODWARD v. A. O. SMITH-INLAND, INC.

United States District Court, M. D. Louisiana.

December 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dominic J. Gianna, Hammett, Leake & Hammett, New Orleans, La., for Union Carbide Corporation, cross-claimant.

Donald S. Zuber, Seale, Smith & Phelps, Baton Rouge, La., for EPSCO, Inc., cross-claimant.

Joseph F. Keogh, Stephen P. Wilson, Keogh & Keogh, Ltd., Baton Rouge, La., for A. O. Smith-Inland, Inc. and CNA Insurance Company, defendants.


OPINION ON CROSS CLAIMS

JOHN V. PARKER, Chief Judge.

These consolidated actions are diversity actions predicated upon the Louisiana law of products liability. Both plaintiffs are citizens of Louisiana and the defendant, A. O. Smith-Inland, Inc. ("A.O. Smith"), is a corporate citizen of Arkansas; and defendant, CNA Insurance Company ("CNA"), A. O. Smith's liability insurer, is a corporate citizen of Illinois....

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